Concubine Rou originally planned to go and chat with Concubine De and the others, but she didn't expect to see several concubines rushing towards her. Out of curiosity, she followed them with her maid, but she didn't expect to see such a scene.
The beautiful lady Chen on the ground had her hair disheveled and her dress torn as if she had been raped.
"Your Highness, please stop looking. Don't you still need to go look for Empress Defei and the others?"
Concubine Rou withdrew her gaze, walked out of Concubine Chen's side hall and clicked her tongue twice.
"It's quite interesting to watch women pulling out their hair."
The palace maid glanced at Concubine Rou, speechless.
"Let's walk faster and share this interesting story with some sisters."
Concubine Rou quickened her pace with excitement and went to Concubine Xian's bedroom with the palace maid.
As expected, both Defei and Shufei were in Concubine Xian's bedroom.
"I have met my three sisters."
"Sister Roupin, there's no need to be so polite. Please take a seat."
Concubine Rou thanked her and looked at Yu Yiluo in Concubine Xian's arms.
"The little princess is here too."
[Of course, waking up to listen to gossip is more interesting than watching a tyrant review documents.]
Yu Yiluo yawned.
"Luo'er just woke up," Concubine Shu looked at Concubine Rou with a smile, "Do you have anything interesting to share with us?"
"How did Sister Shufei guess it? There is indeed something interesting."
Upon hearing something interesting, Yu Yiluo also pricked up her ears.
【Speak quickly. 】
Defei paused while drinking tea and raised her eyebrows.
"What is Concubine Shu up to next?"
They were just wondering if the old lady Shu Taifei had stopped moving and was planning something bad.
"No," Roupin no longer kept the secret, "Shu Taifei gave Concubine Chen a lychee, and somehow the other concubines found out about it, and they started to covet the lychee."
"So the interesting thing you said was that a group of concubines were pulling off Concubine Chen's hair flowers for a lychee?" Concubine Shu concluded.
Recalling Concubine Chen's appearance at the time, Concubine Rou said, "That's about right. I never thought the concubines who are usually so weak could be so powerful. I wonder if the lychees can still be eaten after being snatched away like this."
[Shufei Auntie is really good at summarizing things. Pulling the hair flowers, just thinking about it brings up a picture.]
"That's really interesting," Concubine De chuckled, "It's a pity you weren't there."
As he was speaking, Hua Rui walked in from the door.
"Ladies, Lady Chen is here to ask you to help her seek justice."
[Isn't Lady Chen still under house arrest? She's so bold as to defy the tyrant.]
There was a crying sound coming from the door, and Empress Xian signaled Huarui to let someone in.
"I beg the three ladies to make the decision for me."
Concubine Chen came in crying and knelt down on the ground. Her hair was still disheveled, with the hairpin hanging crookedly on her hair. Her eyes were red from crying and she looked a little pitiful.
[It looks like the battle is quite intense, but I'm curious who got the lychee.]
The people behind did not expect that Concubine Chen would be so bold as to disobey the emperor's order and come to report them.
Concubine Shu glanced at the people behind her who also had messy hair, then looked at Concubine Chen, and her thoughts were the same as Yu Yiluo's.
"What's the point of crying? Lady Chen, aren't you still under house arrest? How can we ask you to do justice for us?"
Seeing that Concubine Chen wiped her tears and was about to cry again, Concubine Shu frowned.
"If you want to cry, go cry in front of the Emperor. Crying in front of me won't work. I won't show any mercy to you."
[A tyrant wouldn't show mercy to a woman.]
Upon hearing this, Lady Chen forced herself to hold back the tears that were about to flow, and complained aggrievedly about how the people behind her had snatched her lychees and taken the opportunity to pinch her.
"Your Highness, this Concubine Chen is slandering us. She clearly got the lychees and was showing off, but now she's biting back."
The people behind exchanged glances, knelt on the ground, and decided to unite to confront Chen Meiren first.
They can settle their grievances when they get back.
Show off your power?
Lady Chen looked at the few people in disbelief. She wanted to show off her power, but before she could do so, these people came to her door first.
"Empress Shufei, all of us were done by Concubine Chen who had her palace maids do this."
"Do you have any shame?" Lady Chen glared viciously at the pretentious people.
"All the palace maids in my palace have fled to your palace. Now there is only one maid left. How dare you say that I asked someone to beat you up? Where did I get my people from?"
"It was you who stole the lychees that the Toffee gave me as a reward, and then started a dog-eat-dog fight, yet you actually said I did it."
Concubine De was drinking her tea calmly and almost choked when she heard Concubine Chen say this.
[Hahahaha, Lady Chen is both miserable and hilarious.]
Concubine Shu coughed lightly and looked at the guilty people behind her.
"Tell me the truth about what happened, or I won't mind handing you over to the Emperor for punishment."
"Madam Shufei, we just felt that Concubine Chen, who was under house arrest, didn't deserve to enjoy the lychees, so she took them away."
A concubine in pink palace dress was afraid that the matter would really get to the emperor, so she spoke quickly.
"So you did steal Lady Chen's lychees. Who got the lychees?"
Roupin lowered her voice and asked Defei.
"Sister Shufei, are you helping them to get justice or just watching the fun?"
Concubine De also lowered her voice and replied, "Isn't this obvious?"
"My Lady, I took it, not robbed it."
"Without Lady Chen's consent, you are robbing her. Am I wrong?"
The concubine who spoke pursed her lips and whispered, "Her Majesty Shufei is right."
When Concubine Chen saw this, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes. When she thought Concubine Shu would punish a few people, she heard Concubine Shu say.
"What about the lychees? Who ate them?"
The people behind pretended to be deaf and kept their heads down without saying a word.
"No one got any," Lady Chen glanced back at them and said angrily, "None of them was willing to give up their lychees, and while they were fighting over them, the lychees fell to the ground and were crushed."
Concubine Shu raised an eyebrow. "So you all got all messed up fighting over a lychee, and in the end, no one got to eat it. What was the point?"
"The Emperor has arrived."
[The tyrant has also joined in the fun.]
The faces of the people kneeling on the ground changed when they heard that the emperor had arrived.
Only Concubine Chen showed a look of joy. No matter how you look at it, several people were in the wrong in this matter. The emperor's coming could just help her get justice. Maybe out of pity for her, he would not pursue the crime of leaving the palace without permission.
Everyone in the room bowed together. The emperor said, "No need for formalities," and walked to sit next to Concubine Xian, glancing at the people kneeling on the ground.
"What's going on? Are you guys here in Concubine Xian's palace pulling hair flowers for fun?"
[I'm here to complain, why are you pulling my hair out for fun?]
Concubine Shu told the whole story, and before the emperor could speak, Concubine Chen burst into tears and made an accusation.
"Your Majesty, please help me. They stole my lychees and blamed me for not having enough to share. Now they're coming back to attack me."
[This is hilarious. Why don't they blame Concubine Shu for giving too little?]
[If you want to beat up Lady Chen, go ahead and beat her up. And you're complaining about not having enough lychees to share.]
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